Towel-rack



(N0 Model.)

D. G. PAXTON.

TOWEL RACK.

Patented May 18, 1897.

a. W ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES DELBERT G. PAXTON,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF MONTOUR, IOIVA.

TOWEL-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 582,679, dated May 18,1897.

Application filed October 1, 1896.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DELBERT G. PAXTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Montour, in the county of Tama and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Towel-Racks; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

The invention relates generally to the household-rack for towels, butmore particularly to those racks which are provided with springs.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective View intended to illustrate myinvention in actual use; Fig. 2, a detail View of the towelholding rodto show clearly its terminal grooves; Fig. 3, a similar view of myspring.

In the drawings, A represents a bracket provided with the back a, whichis conveniently adapted to be secured by a nail, hook, screw, or in anysuitable way to the wall and in the neighborhood of the washstand. Tothis back is attached at the bottom and at right angles thereto theframe B G B, the arms B B being intended to hold securely thecross-piece 0.

Serial No. 607,538. (No model.)

D is a metallic wire bent at each side to make the right-angled arms dcl, which are coiled at d to form springs and have their ends secured inthe keepers E E, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

The rod F is held between the arms d d of the spring-clamp D and has thetowels hung upon it, while one end of the towel is held by the spring tothe cross-piece 0. End grooves in the rod F receive the said arms of thespring and enable it to be easily retained in position.

Having thus described all that is necessary to a full understanding ofmy invention,what I claim as new, and desire to protect by LettersPatent, is-

A towel-rack consisting of the bracket A with its wall-back a, the armsB B carrying the cross-piece O, the wire D having the arms d dend-coiled to form springs d d", the keepers E and the end-grooved rod Ffitting on and between the said arms d d, all combined and arranged asshown and described.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DELBERT G. PAXTON.

Witnesses:

A. O. PAXTON, DAVID HAYES.

